Ron Carty Jr. comes from a long line of farmers dating back to the early 1700's in the Eastern United States. Ron and his wife Barbara own Timely Manor Farm in Springfield Township in southern New Jersey. They are currently establishing a new ranch in Blairs, Virginia, which is located in the south-central part of the state, both of which have cattle grazing on them. With this year's calves on the ground, they have 50+ purebred registered and registered-eligible Speckle Park cattle. Additionally, they have ten more purebred Speckle Park calves on the way this Fall. Ron and his father had successful and long careers with Dairy Cattle until 1996 when Ron sold his 90 cow dairy herd because he saw a chance to foray into raising beef cattle, which was always his dream. While trying to establish a niche market for beef, he started with a commercial herd consisting of a few different breeds. He stumbled upon some Canadian Speckle Park breeders at the National LIvestock show in Denver in 2011. After doing some extensive research on the breed, Ron and Barb flew to Edmonton, Alberta to view firsthand some of the Speckle Park cattle up for auction. Shortly, after, the transition into the breed began in 2012 and has been rewarding ever since to say the least. Ron registered the first ever American bred Speckle Park animal (Timely Manor Ember 1B) with the Canadian Association in July of 2016, which coincided with the exact date of the 10th Anniversary of the Canadian Speckle Park breed. Ron has enjoyed working with Speckle Park cattle; they have a lot of positive characteristics and traits from disposition, to efficiency, to calving ease. Ron is blessed with a lot of friends in his life, but has made even more because of the taste and tenderness of his beef. Please follow Timely Manor Speckle Park Cattle on Facebook or email at timelymanor@comcast.net.